The spectacular nature of Mount Athos in Greece


The Monastic Republic of Mount athos it is a memory of the times of the Byzantine empire in Europe today. Twenty orthodox monasteries They are grouped in a peninsula without land access, which can only be reached by sea and where for a thousand years no woman is allowed to enter. They do not know what they lose. Thus, If you are a man, you are lucky. Jump aboard the ship in Ouranópolis is to undertake a journey to ancient medieval Europe that was frozen in time. It is like a pilgrimage through the only place in the Mediterranean that has maintained the monastic tradition of the ancient hermits. Continuing with the boat tour, you will find some monasteries along the way: the one of Dochiatiouthe of Xenophontos… They all look like spectacular fortresses between the sea and the thicket, authentic spiritual fortresses to shelter from the madding crowd.

From the Daphne port, a path leads you to Karyes, the capital of the Republic, the seat of the authorities, at least the most important. There you can start visit the monasteries, stay in them and share food and tasks with the monks, an incredible adventure into the unknown where you will discover a world of the most special. Walk from monastery to monastery by centuries-old trails, admire its ancient architecture, lose yourself in intact forests and feel small before the bulk of the mountain and its incredible history. Some of the monasteries preserve Byzantine treasures and unique relics such as the garments worn by the Virgin at the time of the crucifixion.

At the end of the Peninsula, about sixty kilometers long, it emerges from the sea the imposing mount Athos, a great rocky pyramid that is about two thousand meters high. Everything is different there, even to know the time. There the days begin when the Sun sets.

1249 KM AT NORTH GREECE Pt.1 (March 2024)


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